Catching Up With Photos-Up Till January 13, 2012

The one crow family that sticks around here all the time.

A Tufted Titmouse and squirrels on the tree.

Hundreds of Crows on their way West for the night. They only go to roost and come back early each morning. Weird.

Junco

Squirrels, White Throated Sparrow and a House Sparrow

A cold squirrel up on the tree during the snow fall.

Blue Jays

Squirrels burying nuts and looking for them.

Photos From January 6, 2012-Cold Squirrels-Birds

Juncos

It was a very cold day. Only 9 degrees in the morning and it got up to about 17 during the day.

I always feel sorry for these guys when it's so cold. Especially my little one with hardly any fur in the other picture. But it's warming up again so they will be okay for a while.

January 4, 2012-Birds And Squirrels

Lots of little Juncos around.

House Sparrows. The large photo is the female.

A squirrel eating a nut.

Lots of Blue Jays around also. They are out there at daylight, waiting for some food.

I finally saw these cardinals for the first time in months. Just one pair out there right now. I hope the hawk never gets them. That hawk is flying down every day, especially if it's cloudy or snowing.

The female is hiding in the bushes while the male comes out to get some food.

They are especially beautiful in the winter against the snow. We don't have much snow yet. Only snowed an inch on the 3rd.

There are a few Black Capped Chickadees around. They are so cute. I have some Tufted Tits around but haven't caught any good shots of them yet. They are so fast.

And this is the ragged little squirrel that I worry about. But he seems to be doing okay, despite the zero degree weather we had.

January 3, 2012-Birds On A Very Cold Day

It was very cold and blustery all day. I felt sorry for the critters. But they always seem to get through it. We only got about an inch of snow overnight. But all day it was very windy, as you can see by the photo below. That poor Blue jay was trying to hide in the bush.

It was about 15 degrees all day. The House Sparrows and Juncos were abundant though.

And of course I had to get another shot of the moon. In the top photo it's blurry but I was trying to get that bright star that sits below and to the right of it.
It was going down to zero and it was very cold when I opened the window to take this. I stuck my hand out just for a second to take the pictures. Brrrr!

The Moon-January 1, 2012

I just love when my camera cooperates and gives me a clear picture of the moon. I think it's so neat how you can see the craters and color of it.

December 30, 2011-More Critters And Birds

I'm worried about this young squirrel because it is losing it's fur. It won't make it through the cold winter probably.

This squirrel was just sitting there in the bush and then came down to beg. They look so cute when they do that.

I still have this rat around. It must have dug itself a deep hole for the winter. It comes out of the same spot all the time now. I'm wondering how many more there will be in the spring. unless I give him a poison ball to take back to his den. I'm so used to him now that I hate doing it but I know what I'm in for if I don't. It's something I have to think about. But for now he's free. I don't have to worry about him killing any chipmunks. They are in their dens now for a couple months maybe, unless it gets real warm.

More Mourning Doves.

The sky near sunset.

The sun going down

December 29, 2011-Birds-Squirrels, Snow!

We finally got some snow on the 28th. It wasn't much but it looked pretty coming down. It was real windy and cold. After having temperatures in the 40's for so long it was tough for some people. It snowed all day but we only ended up with about an inch.

The squirrels had to get used to the cold too but it didn't stop them. Never does.

I'm not seeing any cardinals around. And only a couple Bluejays. This jay was cold and just sitting there in the bush trying to keep warm. Got lots of Juncos around and House sparrows. That one squirrel on the bottom right is going to have a tough time staying warm this winter. His fur is thin. not sure why. He's a young one too.

The Crows are still gathering at dusk and then heading West for the night to roost.

This is all the snow we got on the day before. This is the morning of the 29th with the sun peeking through the woods. But it was only 9 degrees out there and only got up to 20 today.

A couple squirrels were chasing each other up in that tree.

Here one is sitting, watching something off in the distance. Probably a cat. They wouldn't come down for about a half hour.

A Junco and a House Sparrow.

The sky at sundown. I like the pretty colors.

And this was the moon tonight through some haze.